Curtain-pole.



PATENTED MAY v1, 1906.

J. M. BARB.

CURTAIN POLE.

APPLICATION FILED 0(]T.1IL| 1905.l

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31 Minto@ XXX Lg A wiknaaaeo www JOHN MINNis BARE, OF BELLEVUE, OHIO.

CU RTAIN "-POILE'.

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN MINNis BARE, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Bellevue,fin the -county of Huron and'State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Poles, of which the following isa specification, reference befng had therein to the accompanying drawings.

' This invention relates to curtain-poles, and has for its object to provide a simple, effective, and inexpensive structure of this Character by means of which the curtain may be directly connected to or disconnected from the pole without the employment Of any rings or other extraneous fastening devices ofy any kind. To these ends my inventon consists in certain novel features which to describe and'will then particularly point out'in the claims.

In the accompanyng drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation showingY a curtain-pole embodying my invention in one form and having a pair of curtains draped thereon in one way. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing'the curtains draped in a different way. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the curtains draped in yet a different way. Figs. 4 and 5 are two perspective views showing the. two

parts of the curtain-pole slightly separated,

the same being viewed from the rear. Fig. 6 is adetail sectional View, on an enlarged scale, taken on the line x x of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a similar vi ew taken on the line y y of Fig. 2. Fig. 8 isa corresponding sectional view taken with the curtain draped or clamped in the manner shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 9 is a similar sectional view illustrating yet another mode of draping the curtain. Fig. 10 is a detail sectional View taken on the line z z of Fig. 1; and Fig. 11 .is a view similar to Fig.A 10, illustrating a modification.

In carrying out my invention I construct my improved curtain-pole of any suitable material, preferably wood, of a length sufficient to extend' somewhat beyond the space to be curtained, the pole being supported in suitable brackets 1 and provided with suitable terminal ornaments 2.

The pole is designated as a whole by the reference-numeral 3 and the curtains by the reference-numeral 4. Referring to the particular construction of the pole itself, which -is best illustrated in Figs. 3, 4, and 5 of the drawings, the same is divided longitudinally into two parts 5 and 6, 5 indicating the main I will now proceed- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led October ll, 1905. Serial No.- 282,226.

izatented May 1, 1966.

or body part and 6 the complementary or' locking part. The division is vertical,and' there results from it two vertically-opposed clamping-surfacesk 7 and 8, Fig. '6, between 6o which the curtain is clamped. The main or body portion 5 islonger thanthe'complementary or locking portion', eXtendingbe# yond the latter at each Zend, and said extendedl portions being of a size equal to :the com- 65 bined size of the central or'mainp'ortionsof the two-pole members. Themainor bod portion 5 of the pole is provided in each ofl these enlarged end portionsiwlth 'a socket'y or seat 9 to receive corresponding tenons'10 on 7o the ends of the locking member 6. These sockets are open at their tops and lat their inner ends, and their rear-walls (indicated at 11) are inclined downwardandforward, as' shown. The rear wallsofthe'tenons 10 are -7 5 correspondinglyinclined, as indicated -at i12. It results from this construction that when' the locking member 6 isy engaged'with'the" body member 5` by a downward movement, which introduces its tenons 10 into the sock- 8o ets 9, said lockingmember will'be forced bodily forwardby the contact of the inclin'es` 11 and 12, so that the clamping-face 8 of the" locking member 6 will be `forced againstithe clamping-face 7 of the main or body-member S 5 5. It will therefore "be readily understood that when the two members are separated, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the curtain Vmay be# readily draped over the body member 5 or over that portion thereof lying between the. 9o enlarged Iterminal extensions thereof, and af-Iv ter the curtain has been so draped "itmay be'l firmly clamped in position byengagingthe`l locking member 6 with thebod'y member 5 inLA the manner just described, such engagement forcing the clamping-surfaces 7 and 8 toward each other in such a manner as to rmly grip the curtain between them. The tenons and sockets being wedge shape in cross-section, the frictional contact between roo the parts and between the curtain and clamping-surfaces 7 and 8 will be sufficient to firmly hold the parts in engagement and prevent accidental separation thereof, either through the pull of the weight of the curtain or through any strains to which the structure may be subjected in ordinary use. The curtain may be instantly released, however, by pressing upward and removing the locking member.

I have illustrated various ways in which the curtain or curtains may be draped in con- IIO nection with my im roved pole, it being understood that the po e is preferably so placed in the supporting-brackets that the main or body portion 5 thereof is at the front. In Figs. 1 and 6, for instance, the curtains are so draped that the main body thereof falls forward over and conceals the body of the pole, only a single thickness of the curtains being held between the two members and the short end of the curtains depending between the two pole members. In Figs. 2 and 7 of the drawings I have shown another arrangement in which only a single thickness of the curtains is clam ed between the two members, the main bodiy of the curtains depending between the two members and the short end being thrown over and depending from the rear or locking member 6. In Figs. 3 and 8 I have shown two thicknesses of the curtains clamped between the two pole members, both the short and long ends of the curtains depending directly between them, while in Fig. 9 I have illustrated what may be considered a reversal of the form of hanging shown in Figs. 1 and 6, the short ends of the curtains hanging over the front or body portion 5, while the main body of the curtain depends directly from between the two clamping members.` In all of these arrangements eX- cept that shown in Figs. 1 and 6 any pull upon the longer or depending ortions of the curtains tends to strengthen Jille grip of the two members of the pole upon the curtains.l

The sockets 9 may be closed at their under sides, as shown more particularly in Figs. 5 and 10 but where it is desired to accommodate a curtain or curtains of greater width than can be conveniently accommodated by that portion of the structure lying between the enlarged end portions of the body 5 these sockets may be cut through at their lower ends, as shown more particularly in Fig. 11. It will of course be understood that the essential features of my'invention are independent ofthe particular mode of supporting the ole or draping the curtains, the various mo es illustrated being shown merely for the purpose of indicating the wide range of use of' the structure, nor do I wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise details of construction hereinbefore described, and shown in the accompanying drawings, as it is obvious that these details may be varied without departing from the principle of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is#- 1. A curtain-pole divided longitudinally to form a body member and a locking member having parallel clamping-surfaces, the body member being provided with sockets having inclined walls, and the locking member having its ends adapted to enter said sockets, the inclined walls whereof serve to force the locking member toward the body member to grip the curtain between them, substantially as described.

2. A curtain-pole divided from top to bottom longitudinally to form a body member and a locking member having parallel clamping-surfaces, the body member having enlarged end portions of the full size of the complete pole, provided with sockets open at their tops and inner ends and having downwardly and forwardly inclined rear walls, the locking member being provided with termin nal tenons adapted to enter said sockets and having corresponding inclined rear walls, substantially as described.

3. A curtain-pole comprising a body men:- ber and a locking member having opposed clamping-surfaces, the body member being provided at its ends with sockets wedge shape in cross-section, and the locking member having end tenons corres ondingly sha ed in cross-section, substantia y as describe In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN MINNIS BARB.

Witnesses:

C. A. WILT, E. M. BARB. 

